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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Maryland

The median english language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Maryland earns $83,760 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,227 a month.

10th percentile
$46,130
25th percentile
$66,590
Median percentile
$83,760
75th percentile
$104,760
90th percentile
$135,130

Based on 830 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$62,730 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,760
Federal income tax−$9,597
Social Security + Medicare−$6,408
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$5,026
Monthly take-home$5,227
Every two weeks$2,413

Does it go far here?

$79,803Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

All english language and literature teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland